Puff-holding handkerchief.



A. POTVIN. PUFF HOLDING HANDKERCHIEF. APPLlQATlCLN FILED OCT. 1-0, 1917.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

AMELIA POTVIN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PUFF-HOLDING nmxnncmnr.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.

Application filed October 10, 1917. Serial No. I95,801.

. the pufl may be readily accessible and yet 1n the ordinary use of the handkerchief and, in fact, of the pufl' itself, will be concealed from view, the pocket being arranged to completely cover and conceal the puif ex cept that portion thereof which is actually to be employed.

Another aim of the invention is to so construct the pocket that the puff may be readily removed therefrom and placed therein so that the handkerchief may be laundried and an old puff may be replaced by a new one.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the pocket.

In the drawings the handkerchief 1s indi cated in general by the numeral 1 and in the pocket, indicated in general by the numeral 2, is formed by first athering the material of the handkerchie by stitching, as indicated. by the numeral 3, and then running a second line of stitching, indicated by the numeral 4, which latter line of stitching further serves .to gather the handkerchief perspective view illustrating along a circular line concentric to the gather 3. y

this gathering the material the same is so puckered as to form the said pocket 2 which pocket is substantially circular in shape and of a size to receive the pull which is indicated by the numeral 5. It will be understood that inwardly of the gathering the pocket is of greater dimensions than at the opening formed by the said gathering and, consequently, a substantially circular powder puff inserted in said pocket will be so engaged at its margin as to be securely held within the pocket although it may be readily removed when desired. It will further be observed by reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, that all portions of the puff are covered and concealed except that portion lying within the opening defined by the gathering and thus the presence of the puff within the handkerchief need not be made noticeable. It will be understood that thepocket may be formed in the handkerchief at the center, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, or it may be located at any other desiredoint.

It will be understood, of course, that the pocket may be of some shape other than circular if desired and, of course, any desired size.

0 Having thus described the invention, what -1s claimed as new is:

Asa new article of manufacture, a handkerchief gathered along an endless line to provide a pocket and stitched along said line through the gathers to permanently hold in place the said gathers to form the mouth of the said pocket.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

AMELIA POTVIN. [L.s.] 

